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Athens, Georgia, United States (1980 – present)
R.E.M. is an alternative rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, United States in 1980. The band originally consisted of Michael Stipe (vocals), Peter Buck (guitar, mandolin), Mike Mills (bass, keyboards, vocals) and Bill Berry (drums). Berry retired from the band in October 1997 after having suffered a brain aneurysm on the ‘95 Monster tour. He is now a farmer.
Although “R.E.M.” can stand for “Rapid Eye Movement”, which is the stage during a person’s nightly sleep where dreams occur, it does not have special significance with respect to the band, for they have stated that they got the term at random out of a dictionary. Their first show together had been performed under the name Twisted Kites.
Throughout the 1980s, the band worked relentlessly, releasing records every year from their debut album Murmur in 1983 through Green in 1988. Alongside this hectic recording schedule, R.E.M. toured constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-1980s to scores of alternative pop groups in the 1990s, who admired their slow climb to stardom and were instrumental in the rise of college radio. The band’s politics, aesthetics, and hardworking ethos - largely inspired by the early punk and art rock movements of the 1970s - enabled the group to establish itself quickly as one of the pillars of the U.
Although “R.E.M.” can stand for “Rapid Eye Movement”, which is the stage during a person’s nightly sleep where dreams occur, it does not have special significance with respect to the band, for they have stated that they got the term at random out of a dictionary. Their first show together had been performed under the name Twisted Kites.
Throughout the 1980s, the band worked relentlessly, releasing records every year from their debut album Murmur in 1983 through Green in 1988. Alongside this hectic recording schedule, R.E.M. toured constantly, playing both theaters and backwoods dives. Along the way, they inspired countless bands, from the legions of jangle pop groups in the mid-1980s to scores of alternative pop groups in the 1990s, who admired their slow climb to stardom and were instrumental in the rise of college radio. The band’s politics, aesthetics, and hardworking ethos - largely inspired by the early punk and art rock movements of the 1970s - enabled the group to establish itself quickly as one of the pillars of the U.
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In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003
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MigueLingO wrote:
Losing My Religion !!!!!!!!!!! i loved >cry<>cry<>cry<>cry<
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davamaba wrote:
shinny happy people needs more plays!!!!!!!!!!
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davamaba wrote:
shinny happy people is awesome!!!!!!!!
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maqvick wrote:
отлично
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Xehacu wrote:
классика
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Ashluke wrote:
Need a new-IRSish album with old friend Bill in it!
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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
Get it get it get it. It's a brilliant album.
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hello_kitty_kat wrote:
I still need to get 'Green'.
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matyey wrote:
Everybody Hurts. Everybody Cries, Sometimes....
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willv67 wrote:
Yeah Boi!
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Spark_and_Spark wrote:
Ooh, I'm liking "Green". Just bought a copy the other day. (Don't know what took me so long.) It's very good.
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Victah456 wrote:
how do you rate this solo?
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'cause eeeeeeeverybody huuuuuuuuuurtssssss.
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LoveThe90s wrote:
HairyChest? He's obviously a troll. He hasn't scrobbled many plays. I wouldn't judge someone by what they've listened to, but rather what they say and do and the tracks that they've loved. I've listened to all kinds of terrible music. It doesn't mean I like all of it. He loved some Jonas Brothers tracks... He has no business talking about R.E.M, which are obviously more sophisticated and deep than anything HairyChest likes.
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ShaggyAlonso wrote:
LMAO at that HairyChest bellend, hilarious coming from some cunt who listens to 50 Cent, HANNAH MONTANA and the fucking Village People. In fact...it's so ludicrous it must be a fake. I'm wasting my time *sigh*
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yaghma wrote:
@HairyChest: nigga please
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yaghma wrote:
Fuck me kitten
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MetalFranker wrote:
he whines on every forum. Probably a fake account.
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Tobschi wrote:
... says someone who listens to "Hanna Montana". Ridiculous.
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